Project 7: Escape Room
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About Project 7: Escape Room
Project 7: Escape Room is a point-and-click adventure puzzle game from M9 Games, released August 29 2025 on PC and Nintendo Switch. You play as an investigator probing the disappearance of Dr. Hillman a physicist working on a clandestine project. The game tasks you with exploring a large mansion uncovering clues and solving environmental puzzles to piece together what happened. It leans heavily into escape room mechanics with a focus on observation inventory management and logic-based challenges. The tone is eerie and methodical making it a pick for players who enjoy cerebral mysteries over action.
Gameplay
The core loop revolves around clicking to interact with objects examine details and manipulate the environment. Puzzles range from deciphering codes to rearranging objects in specific sequences often requiring backtracking once new items are acquired. A typical session involves exploring a single room thoroughly before moving to the next each with its own set of locked doors or hidden compartments. The camera angle is fixed in most scenes which can make finding triggers tedious. Controls are straightforward with a right-click context menu for inventory use but the lack of autosave means progress hinges on frequent manual saves. Sessions typically last 30-60 minutes with the full story taking around 6-8 hours to complete.
What Players Think
Project 7 holds an 8.2/10 on PlayPile with 85% of players completing it. Average playtime is 6.5 hours and 89% say the $29.99 price tag feels fair. Community moods are split between curious (42%) tense (38%) and confused (20%) reflecting its cryptic narrative. Early reviews praise the atmospheric mansion design but 63% of critics note repetitive puzzle structures. One user wrote "The first three acts are tight but the final room feels rushed." Achievement completion sits at 91% with 42 total unlocks including "Decrypted All Terminal Logs."
PlayPile's Take
This is a solid choice for puzzle enthusiasts who don’t mind slow pacing. The mansion’s design and narrative hooks earn points but the lack of varied puzzle types may wear thin. At under $30 it’s a low-risk buy especially for those who’ve enjoyed similar titles like The Witness. Skip if you prefer fast action or dynamic storytelling. The 2 hour longest achievement session suggests some can get bogged down but most will finish comfortably in a weekend.
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